It made me nervous that Ares felt a need to talk to me privately. We had both said more than once that we had things to discuss as soon as the opportunity to talk alone arose, but now the moment was here, and I didn’t think that this could result in anything positive.
“Is there something wrong?”
My voice was trembling slightly, and I saw him cringe slightly because he hated it when he saw that I was concerned or afraid.
He obviously tried hard to avoid making me feel that way, and a pang of guilt ran through me because I couldn’t control my reactions, even though they were hurting him.
“There’s nothing wrong. I just think it’s important to talk about some ideas I have without other people making assumptions. I chose the people who have stayed with us carefully but that doesn’t mean I m
